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Substantial pay increase coming to over 22,000 health support workers in BC

Health Brendan Pawliw - January 17, 2023

Details won’t be released until a ratification vote is held, but the union says it contains substantial wage increases, as well as better protection for workers’ benefits and greater control over working conditions.

Road closures on Ootsa Road East at 7.5 km to Spillway in Burns Lake

News Sawyer Bogdan - October 4, 2018

Commuters traveling on the Southside of Burns Lake for the next week are going to run into delays. From today...

District of New Hazelton Municipal Election

News Sawyer Bogdan - September 21, 2018

As election day gets closer, here is a look at who is running for office in the District of...

RCMP fear NB Man headed West

News Spencer Gowan - July 22, 2015

A nation-wide warrant is out for a feared BC-bound man. 26-year-old Ronald Albert Canuel of Bathurst, New Brunswick, was charged...

RCMP Investigating Bobtail Lake Fire

News Spencer Gowan - May 19, 2015

RCMP released this statement on May 17, 2015, regarding the forest fires near Prince George: Police are looking for the...

Teachers Lose today; Will Appeal to Supreme Court

News Spencer Gowan - April 30, 2015

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the BC Government, stripping the power to control classroom sizes...

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Houston, Burns Lake to host Nechako Lakes all-candidates forums

2026 BC Election October 13, 2026

The Houston and Burns Lake chambers of commerce are hosting opportunities for voters to meet the provincial candidates in Nechako Lakes.

Carrier Lumber under the microscope: Forest Practices Board to begin regional audit

Forestry October 13, 2026

Operations being audited are within approximately 100 kilometres of Prince George, extending from Bear Lake in the north to Penny in the east, Hixon in the south and the Stuart River to the west. The licence has an allowable annual cut of approximately 187,000 cubic metres.